The Conversation

Eric Adams, the New York mayor facing an indictment that could end his career and send him to jail, long boasted that his swagger was good for the city. But swagger doesn’t make a good mayor._

Compared with voters who are trying to have kids or haven’t decided yet, those who definitely don’t want to have kids – known as the ‘child-free’ – have a different set of political priorities.

Health leaders, researchers, advocacy groups, companies and the public have saved millions of lives by reducing the consumption of unhealthy products.

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Vice President Kamala Harris has strongly supported clean energy investments, while Donald Trump has railed against them. But transformative shifts in the energy landscape already are well underway.

People living near these industries and emergency responders often have few details about the chemicals inside. New interactive maps pinpoint the risks.

The Taliban have enacted laws that violate human rights since they returned to power. But a new edict goes further.

Republicans have long focused on freedom as an election issue. Kamala Harris appears to be shifting the Democrats’ strategy to offer a rival view of what freedom means.

Listening to music and doing homework can be in harmony − as long as you turn down the volume.

Israeli strikes have wiped out much of the leadership of a group that has huge influence – if not popularity – within Lebanon.